Dr. Stock holds a Ph.D. in Natural Sciences and B.S. in Biology from Universidad Nacional de La Plata in Argentina. Her postdoctoral training was at the Department of Nematology at the University of California, Davis, where she also held the position of Assistant Curator of the U.C. Davis Nematode Collection. She has extensive leadership experience, academic scholarship, and passion for the land-grant mission of teaching, research, and outreach. From 2021 to 2023 she served as Dean of The College of Agriculture at California State University, Chico. From 2018 to 2021, she was the Director of the School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences (ACBS), housed in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Arizona. Outside the university setting, Dr Stock, has served in various leadership roles including President and Vice President of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology (2022-2024, and 2020-222, respectively),Vice-President of Education in the International Symbiosis Society (2015-2018) and President of the Organization of Nematologists of Tropical America (ONTA) (2008-2010). She was also as an academic member of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Board from 2021 to 2023.
Her research program spans the fields of Nematology, Entomology, and Microbiology, with a focus on the study of plant parasitic and insect pathogenic nematodes. Her current research focus is on the bio-prospecting of microbial symbionts’ secondary metabolites and their application as alternatives for the management of pests in diverse cropping systems. She has published over 127 peer-review articles, 14 book chapters, and two books. She has taught large and small courses on Nematology, Insect Pathology and Agricultural Issues at diverse academic levels and internationally.
